ARTE: Melodie McDaniel Pt.1 BW

I Love Melodie's stuff.  Her and Tim Navis are two of my favorites SoCal photographers.

http://www.melodiemcdaniel.com/

ARTE: SEYDOU KEITA

ARTE: AFRIKAN BAZAAR: INTERN

The gallery has its own YouTube channel now. Papillion Institute of Art

ARTE: AFRIKAN BAZAAR ENDS JULY 12

ARTE: Ken Saro Wiwa: Street Art

Ken Saro Wiwa was an extraordinary writer and fought against the oil companies that polluted his land and people.  He was imprisoned and ultimately murdered by those he fought against.

"I am a man of ideas, in and out of prison my ideas will be heard"

ARTE: Sam Nhlengethwa

I think Rommie would be happy with these.

PS Sam is South African

ARTE: Stuart Bird

Stuart Bird lives in South Africa.  He is deeply concerned and not happy with the abuses and treatment of women.

ARTE: FELA

Just read that this show ends in Jan 2011.  Only a few months left, make it to NY and see it.

ARTE: Numa Perrier

Miss Numa Perrier was an artist from the Hello Show exhibit.  We just love this piece tons.

MISS NUMA GLOVES YOU 

ARTE: Muraina Oyelami

Muraina Oyelami is a master painter and performance artist.  He was born in Nigeria in 1940.

ARTE: POP AFRICANA

WE HAVE A FEW ISSUES LEFT IN THE POP SHOP...HURRY HURRY AND GET YOURS NOW!

ARTE: Bouncing Cats

Directed by Nabil Elderkin

ARTE: MUSIC: U-N-I

This rap duo consist of one part Eritrean, one part Ivory Coast, one part Belizean and one part Black American

ARTE: AFRICA10 Shorts

ARTE: Kudzanai Chiurai

Kudzanai Chiurai was born in Zimbabwe in 1981.  He is a mixed media artist.   A painter and photographer.

ARTE: Nontsikelelo Veleko

Nontsikelelo Veleko is South African.  She is one of my favorite photographers.

ARTE: Patrizia Guerresi Maïmouna

Patrizia Guerresi Maïmouna was born in Italy. She is a Mourides.

ARTE: Jorge Dias

Jorge Dias is from Mozambique.  He was born in 1972.

ARTE: Samuel Fosso

Samuel Fosso is from Cameroon.  He was born in 1962.  He uses himself as the subject similiar to other photographers like Cindy Sherman.  The third photo is himself as Martin Luther King Jr. 

ARTE: World Cups Past

Guillermo Conte created works of each of the countries that participated in World Cup 2006 in Germany.

Brazil - Ecuador - Ghana - Togo

This is a video of a World Cup 1982 remake... ooh the French